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Misleading Media: Disabilities in Film and Television

November 27, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

  While one in four people in the United States live with a disability, it is unlikely that a person would give that estimate based on representation in popular media.    Is this because of an overall misunderstanding about the parameters of disabilities among the general public?  Or do the producers of film and television realize they […]

Filed Under: Disability Rights Tagged With: CRPD, disability rights, education, human rights, social change, social justice

Young Activists and the Burden of Change

October 30, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

What would you do if you felt like the whole world was on your shoulders before you were even old enough to vote?  Many children have faced this exact question, some of which have been acknowledged for their extraordinary efforts to make the world a better place.  Malala Yousafzai.  Greta Thunberg.  Emma González and David […]

Filed Under: Activism, Children's Rights Tagged With: children, culture, education, human rights, mental health, social change, social justice

The Rainforest is Burning: Fires in the Amazon

October 11, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

On August 19, 2019, the sky of São Paulo, Brazil was turned black from smoke, bringing an abrupt awareness to a serious problem in the Amazon: it’s burning.  During the first eight months of this year, upwards of 74,000 fires were found burning in Brazil, most of which were in the Amazon and/or on agricultural land.  This was an 84% increase […]

Filed Under: Environmental Rights, Human Rights of Special Groups, South America Tagged With: Brazil, climate change, deforestation, environmental justice, human rights, Indigenous, rights of indigenous peoples

Monstrous Misrepresentation: Disabilities in the Horror Genre

August 13, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

Far too often popular media, particularly horror movies, paint people with disabilities as monsters.  Scary movies are notorious for taking completely real health conditions and distorting them into what appears inevitably dangerous.  In some cases, they create villainous characters with physical appearances that are seen as abnormal based on real conditions that have physically visible symptoms, like acromegaly.  […]

Filed Under: Disability Rights Tagged With: culture, disability rights, education, media, mental health, representation

Incarceration and Menstrual Hygiene

July 9, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

Menstruation is one of many topics that can be difficult and uncomfortable to talk about but is absolutely necessary, as many people do not have the resources they need to manage menstruation within reach.  The WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring System defines menstrual hygiene management as being when people who experience periods “are able to use sanitary materials to absorb menstrual blood, […]

Filed Under: Human Rights of Special Groups, Public health, Women's Rights Tagged With: America, human rights, prisons, Women, women's rights

Mindful Learning: Adding Meditation to Education

May 24, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

If you have ever struggled to fall asleep or dealt with significant anxiety or stress, you may have tried to calm down and relax yourself by listening to a guided meditation or yoga practice.  Data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) found that 14.2 percent of American adult and 54. Child participants had practiced meditation in the […]

Filed Under: Children's Rights Tagged With: America, children, education, human rights, mental health

The First Step Act: A Step Towards Criminal Justice Reform

April 1, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

On December 21 of 2018, Donald Trump signed the First Step Act into law.  This piece of legislation has been marked by some as a massive breakthrough in criminal justice reform.  The bill is intended to “ensure people are prepared to come home from prison job-ready and have major incentives to pursue the life-changing classes […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, government, North America, Public health Tagged With: America, human rights, legislation, prison, prisoners' rights

Predatory Preparers: Exploitation Through Tax Returns

March 1, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

For most adults in the United States, the year starts with the tax season.  During this time, they have their tax returns prepared and filed and either pay any taxes they owe or receive a refund if they overpaid their taxes throughout the prior year.  This year, the tax season began on January 28 and […]

Filed Under: Economic Rights, North America Tagged With: America, economics, human rights, poverty

Accessibility and Education

February 11, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

  For most people, the importance of the right to an education is not unknown.  It’s through education that people gain the skills that they need to be active in their communities, join the workforce, and live their daily lives.  While there is certainly division in regard to people’s ideas of exactly how systems of education should work, there continues […]

Filed Under: Disability Rights, IHR Events Tagged With: America, children, DisabilityRightsBHM, education, human rights, symposium

The Generations of Human Rights

January 14, 2019 By Lindsey Reid

When human rights are being discussed, they are often divided up into three categories called generations.  A reflection of the three generations of human rights can be seen in the popular phrase of the French Revolution: liberté, egalité, fraternité.  These generations of human rights were first formally established by Karel Vasak, a Czech jurist, in […]

Filed Under: Civil and Political Rights, government, Human Rights of Special Groups, International, War/Peace Tagged With: human rights, United Nations

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